Exercising device



June 11, 1929. ATTANASIQ 1,716,678

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UNITED STATES GIUSEPTEE ATTANASIO, OF BROOKLYN, YORK.

EXEROISINGr DEVICE.

Application filed May 14:, 1928.

This invention relates to amusement devices designed to receive the impact of blows and indicate when the force of a blow exceeds a predetermined. amount.

The device comprises a dummy normally maintained. in an upright position, but hinged so that it may fall to a prone position. When the dummy is in an upright position electrical connect-ions to a mechanisn'i associated with the dummy cause certain lamps to light, and when the dun'imy is in the prone position the lamps are extinguished. Should the force of a blow exceed a predetermined amount, another incandescent lamp, preferably red in color, will be caused to light and a bell will ring. The mechanism associated with the dummy controls the lighting of the lamps and causes the dummy to be quickly returned to an upright position after it has been moinentarily held in a prone position.

It is an object of the invention to provide an amusen'ient device which is entirely automatic in operation and requires no attendant.

It is a iiiirther object to provide a device which will give a relative indication of the force of a blow.

These and other objects are attained by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, constituting a material part of this disclosure and in which:

Fig. 1, is a cross-sectional. view of the device showing the dummy in an upright position.

Fig. 2, is a cross-sectional side view of the device with the dummy in a prone position.

Fig. 8, is a cross-sectional side View showing the internal. structure of the body of the d u mmy.

Fig. 4:, is a sectionalview taken along line 4l;t o: i

Fig. 5, is a sectional view taken along line 55'oil Fig. 2.

Pi 6, is a sectional. View taken along line 66 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7, is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line 'i7 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8, is a perspective View oi the exterior 01" the device showing the dummy in a prone positi on.

Serial No. 277,448.

Fig. 9, is a diagram of the electrical connections as used inthe device.

Referring to the drawings, a dummy 10 is shown having plates attached to the bottom of its feet, the plates 11 being integral with levers 51 passing through slots 51 in the top 12 of the casing 13. The body of the dummy contains a shock absorbing device comprising a brace 1-1 which is positioned within an upper square shaped metal band 15 and a similar lower band 16, the bands being slidable in the channels :tormed by the flanges 1i and 18 integral with side plates 19 and 19. The front sides of the bands are fixed (:5 to a metal plate 20 which supports a hollow cushion 21 having a spring 22 therein. Attached to the front sides of the bands are guide rods 23 and 2% which are encircled by compression springs 25, 26 abutting the brace 14, the latter being apertured so that the rods 23, 24; may slide freely therethrough.

Attached to the rear side of plate 20 and moving therewith is an arm 27 having its lower edge out to .torm a cam 28, the rear end 0' the arm being guided in a slot 29 in the brace 14:. The cam 28 engages a roller 80 rotatablymounted on a shaft 31, normally held in a raised position by a spring 31, one end of the shaft being adapted to move up and down in a slot 32 in wall 19, while the other end of the shaift is pivoted to a pin 33 supported by lugs 3d inte gal with side wall 1) opposite and similar to wall 19. (See Fig.

The roller engages a rod 35 to move the latter downward when arm 27 is moved rearwardly, rod 35 being connected by a pin to a rod 36, the latter being pivoted to a rod 37 positioned below the top 12 oi? the casing 13, the top 12 being cut out to permit the passage of the rods therethrough. Rod 37 is in turn pivotally connected to an arm 38 of a bell crank, the other arm 39 ot' the bell crank being widened so that it may better 95 engage the ball. 40.

V'Jhen the dummy is in the upright position the arm 39 bears down on. end 41 ot a. runway rail 42, the end l1 in. turn depressing the switch 43 to close a circuit through the in- 100 eandescent lamps 4. which are preferably white in color.

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The runway rails 412 are mounted on a base 15 pivotally supported at 46, and the rails 1-2 are spaced apart a distance slightly less than the diameter o l? the ball so that the ball will roll very slowly on the rrmway, altlmugh the ball may be rotating rapidly.

W hen the dummy is struck by a blow sullicicn t to force it to the prone position, the rod 37 .is forced downward to rotate the bell crank counter-clockwise, during which movement the arm 39 strikes the hall 40 to cause it to roll. up the runway, a short distance past the sup port 46, the distance of? travel dcpeiuling on the force of the blow. Although the runway i s rotated. about the supymrt 1:6, it continues to be tilted towards the arm 35) so that the ball may roll down the run. my again to its in tial pos ion.

Positioned near and. adapted to engage the upper surface of base an. arm 4:7 ot a rock shaft l8, which is connected. to link 4.9, the latter being pivoted to a link 50, which in turn. is connected. to shaft rotatably connccted to the levers 51. When levers 51 are rotated clockwise until. one ot them engages the leail spring 53, a plug 53 is Cl(] ')l'(.. ,i(\(.l in to engagement with contacts 54: to complete an electrical circuit through the motor Fixed to the motor shaft 56 a worm 5'7 inv mesh. withv a wm'm gear liked. to a sha tt 5!). Also lixcd to shaft 5?) is a cam (it) which intermittently engages an. arm of a rockshattt 1 to cause arm (32 to strike the bell. (l3.

lVhen the dummy :talls to the prone position it depresses the flexible cover (ll: oi. the casing and the shock of the 'lalling dummy is absorbed by the bow springs 65. At the same time a latch. (36 projecting through the cover 6-1; engages the back of the dunnnyto hold it in the prone position.

The latch 66 is integral with a sha't't (36' rotatably mounted in the cross-brace G7, the shaft 66 also having rigidly connected thereto a link (38 which pivoted to a vertical link the latter being pi voted at to the runway base 41:5. When the pivot 70 moves upwardly, link 68 rotates the latch 66 to disengage it from the dummy.

In operation, when the dummy falls to the prone position as the result of a blow delivered. thereto, ball. 40 rolls slowly up the runway and stops a short distance beyond the support 46, and then commences to roll back to its initial position, tilting the runway downward it rolls, which causes pivot 70 to move upward to release latch (36. The dummy is returned to an upright position by the pull of springs 71 and. 72 connected with levers 51, the latter being connected by links 73 and T l to a dashpot 75.

W'hcn an unusually powerful blow is delivered to the dummy, the ball it) continues rolling until, it strikes the arm 7 6 which is fixed to a rockshatt 77. And depression of arm 76 closes a switch to complete a circuit through the electric bell T8, and the latter continues to ring until the ball is returned to its initial position. At the same time another switch 79 is closed to cause the lamp 80, preferably red in color, to light.

Integral with roeksha'tt T is an arm 81 connected. to a link 82, which is in turn connected to an arm 83 integral with a rockshaitt 84-, positioned near the crank arm 39. Also rigidly connected with shalt Set is an arm 85 projecting in the path. 031? the ball lO, and when the ball rolls down the runway, arm 85 is depressed. to rotate rockshalit 77 to open the switches in circuit with the bell. 78 and the lamp 80.

llhen the dummy i s stru ck by a blow insufficient to tlforce it to a prone position, it israpidly returmsd to the upright position by the pull of the springs on levers 51, at the same time arm l? bears down on base $5 to tilt the herein. indicated and denoted in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters llatent, is:

1. An amusement device comprising an objcct adapted to receive the impact of a manually delivered blow, shock absorbing means contained in the object, a rod positioned adjacent said means, a camming device connect ed with said means to move the rod axially when the object receives a blow, a bell crank connected with the rod, an inclined runway, a ball adapted. to be forced up the runway by an arm of the bell crank, a latch for holding the object in one position, and means connected with the runway to release the latch when the ball rolls down the runway.

2. An anmsement device comprising a dummy adapted to be moved to a prone posi tion, means for normally maintaining the dummy in an upright position, a rod projecting into the dummy, a camming device in the body of the dummy and adapted to move the rod axially when the blow is delivered to the dummy, a runway having a ball positioned thereon, means connected with the rod to roll the ball up the runway, a latch for momentarily holding the dummy in a prone position, and means connected with the runway to release the latch when the ball rolls down the runway.

3. In an amusement device, a runway having a ball positioned thereon for rolling movement, the tracks of the runway being spaced apart a distance slightly less than the diameter of the hall, a latch, and means connected to the runwayto move the latch.

4. In an amusement device, a dummy havin a cammin g device mounted therein, a rod projecting into the dummy and engaging the oammin g device, a bell crank having one arm connected to the rod, a runway having a ball mounted thereon for rolling movement, the 10 other arm of the hell being adapted to force the ball along the runway when the rod is moved axially by the camming device.

Signed at New York, in the county of Kings and State of New York, this 7th day 15 of May, 1928.

GIUSEPPE ATTANASIO. 

